Have you tried a carbon footprint calculator? Here's one I found:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emi...alculator.html
I think it's an interesting exercise. Some people I know take it as a challenge to achieve the lowest possible number.

Here the catchphrase is "biff, bil og bolig", which translates to "beef, car and home" (I'm sure there's a snappier way of saying that in English ). The point is that the most effective way of reducing one's carbon footprint is by eating less meat, by driving less, and by reducing energy use at home. There also should be something about flying less, Norwegians fly a horrendous amount, and lower consumption in general, but it's a start.

Where I live we now have a recycling system for paper, glass, aluminium, plastic and bio-degradable. It took for ages to get it, and still some people just ignore it. Which I think is just stupid, it took a few weeks to get used to but now that we're set up it's not hard at all, and it's a boon getting the smelly garbage out of the house more often. No harder than sorting your laundry.